Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-29
personal contracts for hire or bona fde
leases for reasonable time. l am, sir,
with respect. a. II. GARLAND,
Attorney General.
BILL NYE AND THE M0RMONS.
The Western Philosopher Takes a Glanc,

The Western Philosopher Takes Glanc,
at the Elder on Exhibition.
The great summer attraction ct the
museum seems to be Mormon sggrega
ton under the auspices of Elder Joshua
Baker Elder Baker is accompanied by
three wives and pianist. Joshus Baker
was born IN Kentucky and efterward
moved TO Alabama. In the latter state
he was for some years a Methodist
preacher, but at the age of toTtY-fve light
suddenly broke in on his darkened under
standing, and he embraced the blessed
promises and breaches Of promises Incl
dent to MOrmonism. lie then went to
L Iah, where one country, one flag, and
enc wife at time is not the motto. He
then entered into pOlygsmous relations
with several additional wives, until he
had acquired enough TO maintain him in
comfort.
Elder Baker sits calmly in s B0wery
museum during these long, hot days, and
BY the sweat of his brow tries TO earn an
. honest liylihood by advertising his assort-
ment Of iufamy. He msy be found there
on q raised platform, sIso on bail. Under
the EdmuUds law ne was arrested on the
. charge Of poIygamy and served three
months 50 that he now comes to Us rested
and refreshed from his ninety days Of
quiet IN the Zion pen.
As a proof that q large head is not al
ways q guarantee Cf success IN life,
may here state tina. Elder Bakers head
is not large. HIS ears are powerful and
well balanced, but it would take three or
four brains like his to attract the atten-
ton Of hungry mackerel. Apparently
Elder Baker only uses mis- head TO keep
his cars from falling apart
I attended the morning services at the
Mormon ta1eru .Cle at Salt Lake City i've
years ago, but do not rem mber having
seen Josh ct that time. Something about
MIN, however, cSlled up memory of the
occasion. Probably it Was c certain air
of rapOse and mIssms thai seemed TO Turk
about him.
The Baker family, according to the pro-
gramme, consists Of twenty -four child
rem, four wives and one husband, but
under the new law the elder has msde
an assignment of all his wives but one.
She C n readily be distinguished by the
look of deep gloom which she wears.
The others are neither maids, wives nor
widows 20 any marked degree, but pose
as matrimonial mugwumps and look
upon their herd OF thin, Wailiag children
with apparent regret.
mn a IorT and ca,rcbing l1ol- M 5fs cosr
slacT- III n0- zeal a6v evidence nj =
s1f-. IT. i ~atFrr tan aud ygfrv in
bril5 win feet f5,f mUsf hqTr Tr,tariarIv
rater4ei M or7rvrh Of graSs in I--aS
while he was there.
The old man occupies one end Of the
and INSECT Ills children mi mn +la in
+erransnp sneca bet7geen fine end of sba
rom ami f6e R.1wev nIrI VIII sill
3nrnbIv ANNALS IN fha snacfs2or IN c7me
forward and IA .ntifv her ~ ina. she r9n
Ga zvrav
The rorrez of -fs1 ASSIGNED in Elder
BeIzar as q wiz. = Isrge. D3warf71 Uonsn
abo9t ,ir1.ren hands Mn. whose bsfr
insf,.s u9an l].;.-f-.,t5rr i.se,i and srfeRj7r
ouf like The .su.ie cfs.h.ad st,e- il Il
limo p-4.f.r,. Other vfyaa y-7- rs.